To my delight and surprise, one of my avid readers MUSED me into a GOTH ROMANCE suggestion. I had not really thought about this GENRE” till she mentioned and suggested it for my next series of books. I pondered the classic GOTH work, which i do love, Edgar Allen Poe, Mary Shelly and Bram Stoker along with the history of those authors of that fascinating group of writers.
Here is what i found when i GOOGLED Goth; From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gothic literature redirects here. It may also refer to texts written in the extinct Gothic language.
Gothic fiction, which is largely dominated by the subgenre of Gothic horror, is a genre or mode of literature that combines fiction, horror and Romanticism. Its origin is attributed to English author Horace Walpole, with his 1764 novel The Castle of Otranto, subtitled (in its second edition) “A Gothic Story.” The effect of Gothic fiction feeds on a pleasing sort of terror, an extension of Romantic literary pleasures that were relatively new at the time of Walpole’s novel. Melodrama and parody (including self-parody) were other long-standing features of the Gothic initiated by Walpole. It originated in England in the second half of the 18th century and had much success in the 19th, as witnessed by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Another well known novel in this genre, dating from the late Victorian era, is Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The name Gothic refers to the (pseudo)-medieval buildings in which many of these stories take place. This extreme form of romanticism was very popular in England and Germany. The English Gothic novel also led to new novel types such as the GermanSchauerroman and the French roman noir.
This gave me something to think about regarding the CLASSIC GOTH past and VICTORIAN times creating a new style of Literature. Architecture along with Art an this Classic macbre story telling. This brings to mind instantly the VAMPIRE and Enlightenment of Goth period and IMMORTALITY or spirits of the dead and the past.
Being a ROMANTIC i was more focused on the story of how this came to MIND.
Immediately this name floated in front of ‘me’ and i wrote it down. DANTE’… Then what followed for this Goth work was SHELLY, BYRON and DANTE again. This set me in motion to create a contemporary Gothic series set in Classical background of locations, architecture and history that allowed the play of the spirit of Goth into a more sophisticated OCCULT time. Modern, classy, elegant, and GOTH Business of this man called DANTE”.
My story line took BIRTH. .He had to have his LOVE Match destiny to meet. Samantha Devon in Paris is noted in a courier office and his flashback of her to his past lifetime opens his door to love again. What ensues is a man that orchestrates then bringing her to his Gothic Event to deliver the music for the Soiree’. All of this is set into the world he lives in and the fact he is an IMMORTAL. How? well you must read the series to discover that.
She is modern, does not believe in reincarnation or past lives, but nonetheless, being with this man DANTE opens her own inner visions and supernatural experiences. WHY? Well these two have a sexual intimacy that you need to read first hand, take notes on and SMILE about. Need i say more. BLUSH, purely Tantric and EROTICA. Adult stuff and beautiful bedding.
Her best friend is smart, sharp, sassy and an attorney in business law. The ladies are in Paris for three months and Samantha suddenly is in a LOVE STORY Romance that she did not envision coming. Fashion, Goth soirees, travel first class and love making to die for and yes REAL LOVE.
Dante moves between TWO WORLDS and his love barely understands that or him and her own independent nature challenges this man that is always ONE CHESS move ahead of his Board Meeting and his WORLD and her at times. Sometimes she is doing what he least expects and relationship dynamic is mature, emotionally charged and sexually aroused constantly with fast moments of long nights together.
It will leave you BREATHLESS…wanting more.
Thank you JESSICA you MUSED me into this and i smile every time a NEW BOOK in this Unlimited series comes to mind. Some reading this series tell me this weaves back into CLASSIC GOTH. It is a contemporary GOTH Romance and has Dark and LIGHT shades to it and some fascinating, amazing characters i hope you will want to read more about. DANTE, need i say more.
BOOKS in the series
Gothic Gates Book 1
Gothic Gates Venice, FALLING INTO LOVE Book 2
Goth Christmas short story Book 3
Gothic Gates Switzerland Book 4
Gothic Gates Chamonix Book 5
Gothic Gates Valentine’s Day Book 6
Gothic Gates Mardi Gras Book 7
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 